Students are invited to construct a major program with emphasis upon Greek, Latin, and selected courses in Greek or Roman history in consultation with the major advisor. The program will consist of at least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in Latin and/or Greek at the 2000 level and above, and 4 courses (12 credit hours) in ancient history at the 2000 level and above. The remaining 1 course (3 credit hours) is chosen in consultation with the major advisor from Classics courses numbered 2000 or higher, or appropriate courses in Classics, Greek, Latin, History (Ancient History), History of Art (Greek, Roman, or Byzantine), or Philosophy (Ancient Philosophy).
Prerequisites in Greek and Latin: Students may choose between the Greek Language Sequence or the Latin Language Sequence
Greek Language Sequence: 3 courses (13 credit hours)
Greek 1101 Elementary Greek I (5)
Greek 1102 Intermediate Greek I (5)
Greek 21XX 2000-level Greek course (3)
Latin Language Sequence: 3 courses (13 credit hours):
Latin 1101.01 Elementary Latin I (5 cr)
Latin 1102.01 Intermediate Latin I (5 cr)
Latin 1103 Intermediate Latin II (3 cr)
Required Courses in Greek and/or Latin (12 credit hours): At least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in Greek and/or Latin at the 2000 level and above from the following courses.
Required Course (4 hours): Classics 4999 Thesis Research or Classics 4999H Honors Thesis Research
Greek 2101 Attic Prose
Greek 2102 Homer
Greek 2103 The Greek Historians
Greek 2104 Sophocles
Greek 2110 The Greek New Testament
Greek 4998 Undergraduate Research (1-9)
Greek 4998H Honors Undergraduate Research (1-9)
Greek 5011 Greek Epic
Greek 5012 Greek Hymn, Lyric, and Elegy
Greek 5013 Greek Historians
Greek 5014 Greek Drama
Greek 5015 Attic Oratory
Greek 5016 Readings in Greek Philosophy
Greek 5017 Later Greek Prose
Greek 5030 Special Topics in Greek Literature
Greek 5797 Study at a Foreign Institution (1-9)
Latin 2101 Cicero
Latin 2102 Vergil
Latin 2103 Roman Historians
Latin 2104 Ovid
Latin 2105 Latin Lyric
Latin 2106 Roman Comedy
Latin 4998H Honors Undergraduate Research (1-9)
Latin 49998 Undergraduate Research (3-9)
Latin 5011 Readings in Latin Epic
Latin 5012 Readings in Roman Lyric and Erotic Poetry
Latin 5013 Readings in Roman Historians
Latin 5014 Readings in Roman Comedy
Latin 5015 Readings in Roman Oratory and Rhetorical Theory
Latin 5016 Readings in Roman Philosophy
Latin 5017 Readings in Roman Satire and Novel
Latin 5018 Readings in Post Classical Latin
Latin 5030 Special Topics in Latin Literature
Latin 5797 Study at a Foreign Institution (1-9)
Required Courses in History (12 credit hours): At least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in History (Ancient History) at or above the 2000 level from the following courses:
History 2201 Ancient Greece and Rome (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 2202 Introduction to Medieval History
History 2205 Themes in the History of Western Civilization, Prehistory to 1600
History 2210 Classical Archaeology
History 2211 The Ancient Near East
History 2212 War in the Ancient Mediterranean World
History 2213 The Ancient Mediterranean City
History 2214 Everyday Life in Greece and Rome
History 3210 Archaic Greece
History 3211 Classical Greece
History 3212 Hellenistic Greece
History 3215 Sex and Gender in the Ancient World
History 3220 The Rise of the Roman Republic
History 3221 Rome from the Gracchi to Nero
History 3223 The Later Roman Empire
History 3225 Early Byzantine Empire
History 3226 Later Byzantine Empire
History 3228 Religion and Society in Late Antiquity
History 3229 History of Early Christianity
History 3230 History of Medieval Christianity
History 4210 Readings in Greek History (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 4211 Readings in Roman History (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 4212 Readings in Late Antiquity (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 4213 Readings in Byzantine History (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 4215 Research Seminar in Greek History (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 4216 Research Seminar in Roman History (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 4217 Research Seminar in Late Antiquity (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
History 4218 Research Seminar in Byzantine History (also Honors and Embedded Honors)
Electives (3 credit hours): The remaining 1 course (3 credit hours) is chosen in consultation with the major advisor from Classics courses numbered 2000 or higher, or appropriate courses in Classics, Greek, Latin, History (Ancient History), History of Art (Greek, Roman, or Byzantine), or Philosophy (Ancient Philosophy).
